Weekend course Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March 2020 10am – 4pm Description Spend an immersive weekend learning the traditional Japanese art of water-based woodblock printing! ‘Mokuhanga’ is perfect for artists interested in a non-toxic, table-top printmaking technique. Over the course of the w...More
Sunday 15th March 2020 10am – 4pm Working with a number of drypoint plates of different sizes and shapes you will experiment with mark making and building up surfaces on aluminium. You will use traditional scrapers and drypoint needles along with sanding and more innovative mark making approaches. T...More
Saturday 21st March 2020 10am – 3pm If you’re looking for the perfect handmade gift for your best friend, family member or mom (Mother’s day is just around the corner after all!) or maybe you fancy carving (pun intended!) some time just for yourself – and why not… then this hands on course is for yo...More
Day workshop Saturday 25th January 2020 10.30am – 3pm Description Explore the wonderful world of colour mixing by layering different shades using simple hand cut stencil screen prints! Starting with basic colour theory, this workshop will see you analyse how other printmakers have used colour and lo...More
Taster workshop Thursday 6th February 2020 6pm – 9pm Description Come and get your hands inky and your creativity flowing in a friendly, artistic environment! This session will introduce you to the technique of drypoint, an ‘intaglio’ printmaking process, where a sharp tool is used to scratch marks...More
The Yorkshire Arboretum is offering 50% off admission to all who visit between Friday 26th and Tuesday 30th November, to commemorate National Tree Week 2021. National Tree Week is the UK's largest annual tree celebration, running from Saturday 27th November to Sunday 5th December. Across the country...More
Coinciding with the 40 year anniversary of Leeds Craft Centre and Design gallery and their exhibition ‘Coast’; join exhibiting artist printmaker Sarah Harris for a 2 day masterclass and have a go at some of the techniques behind her stunning prints. Over the course of the weekend, Sarah will discuss...More
The Northlight Arts Centre in Chapel Allerton is running an art group 10am-1pm every Thursday from the 4th May to the 1st June. This is an open arts group, where you can bring your own projects, but if you don't have any arty projects on the go, never fear, we'll help you get started on something ne...More
I spent a year listening, recording and formatting the sounds and chatter between Swallows, Ravens and Blackbirds. Wanting to create a new lexicon which would posses form, marks and symbols, similar to sheet music. After a year of studying hard, using phonetics and sonography, I did indeed create a...More